watchdogs

noun

plural of watchdog
1
as in observers

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2
as in hunters

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for watchdogs
  1. observers
  2. hunters
  3. sentinels
  4. watchers
  5. sentries
  6. watchmen
  7. keepers
  8. defenders
Noun
  • Sullivan spoke with attorneys at sidebar about the request, but the discussion was inaudible to observers in the courtroom at Plymouth Superior Court.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • But unofficial estimates by outside observers place the price tag of renovating the temple at more than $2 billion.
    — Brandon Griggs, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of observers
Noun
  • Once the rut arrives, deer drop their guard, but mature bucks don’t do so nearly as much as most hunters think.
    — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Pretendian hunters tend to be painted as aggressive or angry, which ultimately serves to undermine their claims.
    — Tommy Orange, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of hunters
Noun
  • In the film, robotic sentinels have been constructed to kill all mutants and any humans harboring them.
    — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
  • Here and there, fire, wind, and flood would have broken the forest into a mosaic of old and new, grass and forest, shrubs and sentinels.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
Definition of sentinels
Noun
  • But most Fed-watchers expect significant monetary tightening soon.
    — George Calhoun, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The case has gripped television and online trial watchers after several witnesses testified that Clancy was a good and devoted mother for years before her mental health deteriorated after giving birth to her third child.
    — Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of watchers
Noun
  • In humans, traits such as neuroticism and recklessness appear to have some evolutionary basis—emerging perhaps to provide our species with sentries who alerted us to threats, and with explorers who led the way to new food sources.
    — Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
  • Finally, unable to stand down the household guard on her own, Alicent confesses her scheme to Helaena, who orders the sentries on the ramparts to hold fire when Rhaenyra flies in on Syrax.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026
Definition of sentries
Noun
  • Local officials like Allen qualify that the question of using AI surveillance in communities big and small comes down to who’s watching the watchmen.
    — Noah Daly August 26, Idaho Statesman, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The civilian watchmen for the ship were taking an unauthorized break during this time and were not at their posts.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of watchmen
Noun
  • That could bode well for 6-foot-4 keepers Andersen and Jarry, while Levi’s 6-foot frame, combined with his professional inexperience, could hold him back.
    — Janson Duench, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Occupied by volunteer lighthouse keepers who live in the keeper’s quarters each summer, the lighthouse is only accessible by a 2-mile hike (4 miles round trip) along a sandy lakeside trail.
    — Midwest Living, Midwest Living, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of keepers
Noun
  • The All-Pro defensive tackle agrees to a six-year, $135-million deal, which surpasses Von Miller’s contract in Denver as the new benchmark for defenders.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • El Sayed’s defenders have sought to justify the comments, noting the attacker lost family in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon.
    — Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of defenders
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“Watchdogs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watchdogs. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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